Would it be good for me to write in about the current situation of deaf adolescents in India given that no information reaches them in a standard format or sign language? If yes, I will get to work on this.
Best regards, Anita www.ekansh.org > On 09-Mar-2015, at 9:58 pm, Vaishnavi Jayakumar > <[email protected]> wrote: > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Victoria Lee <[email protected]> > Date: 9 March 2015 at 16:05 > Subject: INFO: CRC Committee call for written submissions on General Comment > on the rights of adolescents- deadline 1 April 2015 > To: ida_crpd_forum <[email protected]>, i_d_a > <[email protected]> > > Dear all, > > The Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC Committee) has decided to > develop a General Comment (GC) on the rights of adolescents. The experiences, > opportunities and challenges facing adolescents clearly varies widely across > different regions and between different groups of adolescents. The Committee > is therefore seeking submissions from interested bodies and States, in all > regions and from a wide range of perspectives, to inform the drafting > process. > > The objectives of the GC are to: > > provide States with guidance on the legislation, policies and services needed > to promote comprehensive adolescent development in accordance with their > rights; > highlight both the positive opportunities for development and the unique > challenges experienced during adolescence; > enhance understanding of and respect for the evolving capacities of > adolescents, and the implications for the realisation of their rights; > strengthen the case for greater investment in adolescents to enable them to > realise their potential. > > The Committee is calling for written submissions on relevant research > evidence, findings from consultations with adolescents, examples of laws, > policies or programmes, or evidence of good practice that would contribute to > their drafting process, please submit the documentation to: [email protected]. > > The deadline for submissions is: 1 April 2015. Submissions must be in one of > the working languages of the Committee: English, French or Spanish. > > The outline scoping document for the General Comment can be found here or > attached. Among many other issues, the scoping document refers to > eliminating disability based barriers in the protection of rights (within the > judiciary), as well as fulfiling rights inclding access to quality and > inclusive secondary education, and access to appropriate mental health > services. > > It would be great for DPOs, in particular youth sections, to contribute to > the drafting of the CRC Committee's GC on adolescents to ensure that the view > of youth with disabilities is represented. > > For further information, visit the CRC Committee's website > > Kind regards, > > Victoria > > Victoria Lee > Human Rights Officer > International Disability Alliance > www.internationaldisabilityalliance.org > -- > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > EMAIL OVERLOAD? 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